Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Colorado School of Mines stacks up to those at other schools.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and approximately 6,744 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

Mines Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Mines are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	97
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Mines Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

44% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from Mines, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado School of Mines. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	154

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Chemical Engineers	690	$100,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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